Citation

Waksman RD, Pirito RM. J. Pediatr. (SBP) 2005; 81(5 Suppl): S181-8.

Vernacular Title

O pediatra e a seguranca no transito.

Affiliation

Departamento de Pediatria, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. hwaksman@uol.com.br

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria)

DOI

10.2223/JPED.1406

PMID

16355262

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To instruct children and teenagers about safe transportation and about their behavior as cyclists and pedestrians. SOURCES OF DATA: The MEDLINE and LILACS databases were searched, using the following terms, from 1995 to 2005: traffic accidents, child, adolescent, morbidity, mortality, age, and gender. Scientific articles on morbidity and mortality from traffic accidents, children in a pedestrian situation, as cyclists or as motor vehicle passengers, were selected. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS: More than 300 scientific articles were found, but only the studies that addressed those issues in a broad manner were selected. CONCLUSIONS: Traffic-related mortality rates are still very high and show the necessity to intensify educational campaigns for community awareness, in addition to encouraging investments in effective pedestrian safety. The pediatrician s role is to decrease the number of children and adolescents who get involved in traffic accidents by providing them with traffic guidance and education.